Monday, February 13, 2012

February 13, 2012

Announcements:

Attention all DECA members . . . Let's share the love! Come to Room E9 after school today for the DECA Valentine's Day party!! We will be making Valentine's cards for the Sunrise Nursing Home. Treats, candy and points towards your letter make this a community service event you do not want to miss! See you all there!

Attention all Arapahoe Students! Today is the final day for Valentine’s Day gift sales so make sure to stop by the table in the lunch room and get a treat for your friends and that special someone!

Congratulations to our Arapahoe Winter Guard for placing 1st place this past Saturday at Columbine HS. They scored a 71, which was 7 points higher than the next competitor! Way to go ladies!

Congratulations to Melissa Merkel for her outstanding performance and representation of Arapahoe High School this weekend during the 60th Colorado All-State Orchestra in Fort Collins!!!

Great job FBLA! We swept districts winning 20 out of 29 events that we competed in. State qualifiers please see Mrs. Swank in the Business office today.

Attention, sophomores and juniors! We still have a few PLAN and PSAT results in the Guidance Office. If you have not yet picked up your PLAN or PSAT results, please come and pick them up right away!
Athletics:

Congratulations to the Varsity Girls Basketball Team for their win on Friday night over Cherry Creek 53-32. The win was a tremendous "Team" effort on both offense and defense. Karlyn Johnson led all scorers with 14 points. The win also moves the team's league record to 10 and 1 and their season record to 15 and 5. Your Lady Warriors are back in action tonight at Grandview JV at 5:30 and Varsity at 7:30. Come out and support your Lady Warriors.

The Arapahoe Girls' Swimming and Diving Team placed 5th at the State High School Championship meet on Saturday in Fort Collins. Placing in the top 8 include the 200 Medley Relay team of Jordan Rowe, Bayley Krell, Bridget Louis and Morgan Dickie. The 200 Free Relay team placed 7th and the 400 free relay team was 8th. relay team members included Emily Mayo, Ella Moynihan, Jordan Rowe, Morgan Dickie and Rachel Getz.

Individual State top 8 finishers include Emily Mayo with a second and third place in the 200 and 500 Freestyle. Both of Emily's times are All-American Consideration performances and new school records. Freshman Ella Moynihan placed 3rd in the 100 and 200 free. (Ella's 200 also qualifies her for All-American Consideration.). Junior Savannah Rose was 8th in the 500 free. Consolation finalists were Bayley Krell and Jordan Rowe. Congratulations Warrior Swimmers. The girls swam their hearts out and should be proud of their successful season.

The unified cheerleader squad will be performing during half-time tonight at the Arapahoe varsity basketball game here at Arapahoe,


Spring Sports are just around the corner! Registration will take place this week in the Cafeteria during lunches. Boys & Girls Track on Tuesday, February 14th, Baseball and Boys Swim/Dive on Wednesday, February 15th, Girls Golf, Soccer and Tennis on Thursday, February 16th. Stop by the Athletic Office and pick up your registration paperwork. Don't delay - first day of practices are on Monday, February 27th!

Student Insurance coverage is available to all High School students thru K12 Accident and Health. Enrolling is easy and the premium is very inexpensive. Please stop by the Athletic Office to pick up an information sheet. Just a reminder that all students who are going to try out for or be active on a High School athletic team must have insurance prior to registration.

For further details on any announcements see the Arapahoe web site.
Warriors always take care of one another.